amazinghl
10-15-2003, 01:32 PM
First, look for puddle and white water mark under the car.
Coolant will leave white water mark around the area where it's leaking from. Check the coolant cap, waterpump, coolant surge tank, heater core, then the radiator for white water mark.
Check your coolant, do you see oil? Check the oil, do you see coolant? If so, you have a blown head gasket.
Check under the car, if you get a puddle on the passenger side, your coolant surge tank or waterpump is bad. If you get a puddle on the driver side, it's probably the radiator.
Do the following checks while the engine is cool.
To check the coolant surge tank, you have to unbolt the top two bolts then pick up the coolant surge tank to check the bottom of the tank.
To check the waterpump. Take off your front passenger wheel and check for white water mark around the area of the waterpump.
To check the radiator, look for the cracks/white water mark on the plastic side tanks. For an auto, the usual spot that cracks is in between the tranny fluid pipings.
To check the heater core, look under the dash from the passenger side, is there any white water mark?
If you still can't find a leak by this time, turn on your car on in your drive way, let it over heats unit the fans kicks in.
When your water pressure is high enough, the water will shot out of the radiator from if it is cracked.
If you heater core is leaking, turning on the heater, you'll see white steam from the vent.
If you still can't find in by this time, look under the car, you should see some droplets. You then can recheck everything to find the leak. Don't forget to check the radiator hoses!
Parts prices are as follow.
~$40 for waterpump
~$60 for heatercore
~$140 for radiator
~$20-$80 for coolant surge tank
Get a quote with www.radiator.com and ask for free shipping.
Coolant will leave white water mark around the area where it's leaking from. Check the coolant cap, waterpump, coolant surge tank, heater core, then the radiator for white water mark.
Check your coolant, do you see oil? Check the oil, do you see coolant? If so, you have a blown head gasket.
Check under the car, if you get a puddle on the passenger side, your coolant surge tank or waterpump is bad. If you get a puddle on the driver side, it's probably the radiator.
Do the following checks while the engine is cool.
To check the coolant surge tank, you have to unbolt the top two bolts then pick up the coolant surge tank to check the bottom of the tank.
To check the waterpump. Take off your front passenger wheel and check for white water mark around the area of the waterpump.
To check the radiator, look for the cracks/white water mark on the plastic side tanks. For an auto, the usual spot that cracks is in between the tranny fluid pipings.
To check the heater core, look under the dash from the passenger side, is there any white water mark?
If you still can't find a leak by this time, turn on your car on in your drive way, let it over heats unit the fans kicks in.
When your water pressure is high enough, the water will shot out of the radiator from if it is cracked.
If you heater core is leaking, turning on the heater, you'll see white steam from the vent.
If you still can't find in by this time, look under the car, you should see some droplets. You then can recheck everything to find the leak. Don't forget to check the radiator hoses!
Parts prices are as follow.
~$40 for waterpump
~$60 for heatercore
~$140 for radiator
~$20-$80 for coolant surge tank
Get a quote with www.radiator.com and ask for free shipping.